Martin Brodeur tied Terry Sawchuk's NHL record with his 103rd shutout to lead the New Jersey Devils to a 3-0 victory over the Buffalo Sabres in the NHL Monday. Brodeur was rarely tested in making 22 saves to tie Sawchuk, who played from 1949-70. It was Brodeur's second shutout of the season after he blanked Carolina on Oct. 17. Brodeur earned his league-leading 18th victory of the season. He preserved the shutout with a lightning-quick glove stop on Buffalo defenseman Steve Montador's wrist shot from the slot 5 minutes into the third period. Brian Rolston, Travis Zajac and Niclas Bergfors scored for New Jersey. Capitals 3, Lightning 0: At Tampa, Florida, Alex Ovechkin scored two goals in his return from a two-game suspension as Washington beat the Lightning for the 12th consecutive time. Maple Leafs 5, Thrashers 2: At Toronto, Vesa Toskala made 22 saves in his first start since Nov. 23 and Alexei Ponikarovsky scored goals 28 seconds apart for the Toronto. Canadiens 3, Flyers 1: At Montreal, Mike Cammalleri notched his team-leading 16th goal after Andrei Kostitsyn scored on Montreal's third shot of the game in the second period. Avalanche 4, Blues 0: At St. Louis, Peter Budaj stopped 35 shots, and Chris Stewart had two goals and an assist as Colorado ended a five-game trip with a shutout. Hurricanes 3, Penguins 2: At Pittsburgh, Manny Legace stopped 30 shots and Ray Whitney had the decisive goal and an assist as Carolina won on the road for the first time this season. Oilers 3, Panthers 2, SO: At Sunrise, Florida, Shawn Horcoff scored once in regulation and again in the shootout to lead Edmonton over Florida. Coyotes 2, Wild 0: At Phoenix, Scottie Upshall and Taylor Pyatt snapped a scoreless tie with second-period goals 44 seconds apart, and Ilya Bryzgalov recorded his NHL-leading fourth shutout as Phoenix won its fifth straight. Kings 2, Flames 1: At Los Angeles, Scott Parse and Jarret Stoll scored early goals as Los Angeles beat road-weary Calgary for its fifth victory in seven games.
